The Job

Intern

Logistics, Sales & Operations · Supply Chain & Transport · Logistics Management

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In short

This internship focuses on supply chain operations, requiring the intern to manage operational capacities, contribute to tactical planning, and maintain system data. The role involves developing supplier delivery performance and identifying logistical solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Secure operational capacities by ensuring high quality of capacity data from suppliers and proactively working towards exceptions with Need Planner and Supplier.
  • Contribute to tactical capacity planning based on supplier performance on agreed capacity.
  • Update and secure correct business set-up information in all relevant systems, and work with systems and reports to proactively detect and act on possible deviations from goal.
  • Prepare suppliers for best replenishment and delivery solutions by continuously maintaining and developing supplier delivery performance and sender lead-times.
  • Contribute to identifying the best logistical offer, implementing, maintaining, and reviewing it with customer and total cost in mind.
  • Actively contribute in the planning and execution of the best set-up for range changes at supplier, constraints periods, and activities.
  • Continuously follow up, analyze, and take action to improve supplier delivery performance and ensure goods are shipped in time from suppliers.
  • Secure correct availability information from supplier to IKEA Retail in such quality that it can be for the benefit of customers.
  • Develop and maintain suppliers’ logistic competence towards becoming responsible for their own performance through working closely with suppliers, running Supplier Development Projects and providing them relevant trainings and working methods.
  • Contribute to supplier development by taking a lead from the logistic perspective and engaging relevant competence in IKEA and at the Supplier to assess supplier logistics capability and run supplier development projects.

Requirements

  • Supply chain or business administration major.
  • Ability to work for 8 months.
  • Ability to work 3-4 days/week.
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin.
  • 2-3 related supply chain internship experiences.
#Supply chain#Logistics#China
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Company

IKEA

Job Posted

2 weeks ago

Employment Type

Internship

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Entry

Locations

Shenzhen, China

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